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S-Corp Advantages

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In determining whether or not XYZ should elect to become an S-Corp, there are many advantages and disadvantages and various tax consequences that need to be weighed. The biggest advantage in electing S status is avoidance of the double taxation associated with C-Corps. This means that items of income, deduction, gain or loss are pass through to its owners and the entity itself is not subject to tax, thus there is only one level of taxation, at the shareholder level. Other advantages of becoming an S-Corp include not having to deal with the alternative minimum tax that may applies to C-Corps with greater than $7.5 million in annual gross receipts, and not having to convert to the accrual method of accounting when average gross receipts exceeds

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